oust
verb (used with object)
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied.
are ousting
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present progressiveof oust.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The various commercial articles are steadily undergoing changes, and manufactured goods are ousting the homemade products of the small shops.
From Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod by P?ter Vay
I ask you to drink the health of one of the youngsters who are ousting us.
From The Four Feathers by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
And so, besides dethroning the Burmese king, and occupying his golden palace, we are ousting from their pleasant homes the guardian spirits of the trees.
From The Soul of a People by H. (Harold) Fielding
